Course Summary for AAS PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT

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1st Year

Prerequisite Semester
Prefix Number Course Name Course Type Weekly Lec Hrs Weekly Lab Hrs Ext Hrs Cont Hrs Cred Hrs
BIOL 1406 GENERAL BIOLOGY ACGM 3 3 0 96 4
ENGL 1301 COMPOSITION & RHETORIC ACGM 3 0 0 48 3
Prerequisite Semester Totals 6 3 0 144 7

1st Semester
Prefix Number Course Name Course Type Weekly Lec Hrs Weekly Lab Hrs Ext Hrs Cont Hrs Cred Hrs
BIOL 2401 ANATOMY/PHYSIOLOGY I ACGM 3 3 0 96 4
XXXX X3XX Any Humanities or Fine Arts Elective (English Literature, Philosophy, Art, Music, Drama, Foreign Language, or Cultureal Studies) (Does NOT include English Composition or Speech courses) ACGM 3 0 0 48 3
HITT 1305 Medical Terminology I WECM (SCH) 3 0 0 48 3
PSYC 2301 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY ACGM 3 0 0 48 3
PTHA 1321 (Clinical) Pathophysiology WECM (SCH) 3 0 0 48 3
PTHA 1409 Introduction to Physical Therapy WECM (SCH) 3 3 0 96 4
1st Semester Totals 18 6 0 384 20

2nd Semester
Prefix Number Course Name Course Type Weekly Lec Hrs Weekly Lab Hrs Ext Hrs Cont Hrs Cred Hrs
BIOL 2402 ANATOMY/PHYSIOLOGY II ACGM 3 3 0 96 4
PTHA 1513 Functional Anatomy WECM (SCH) 3 6 0 144 5
PTHA 2509 Therapeutic Exercise WECM (SCH) 3 6 0 144 5
PTHA 2301 Assessment Skills WECM (SCH) 2 2 0 64 3
2nd Semester Totals 11 17 0 448 17

1st Summer Session
Prefix Number Course Name Course Type Weekly Lec Hrs Weekly Lab Hrs Ext Hrs Cont Hrs Cred Hrs
PSYC 2314 Life Span Growth & Development ACGM 3 0 0 48 3
PTHA 1431 Physical Agents WECM (SCH) 3 3 0 96 4
1st Summer Session Totals 6 3 0 144 7

2nd Summer Session
Prefix Number Course Name Course Type Weekly Lec Hrs Weekly Lab Hrs Ext Hrs Cont Hrs Cred Hrs
PTHA 2205 Neurology WECM (SCH) 1 2 0 48 2
2nd Summer Session Totals 1 2 0 48 2

2nd Year

1st Semester
Prefix Number Course Name Course Type Weekly Lec Hrs Weekly Lab Hrs Ext Hrs Cont Hrs Cred Hrs
PTHA 1266 Practicum (or Field Experience) - Physical Therapist Assistant WECM (SCH) 0 0 14 224 2
PTHA 2431 Management of Neurological Disorders WECM (SCH) 3 3 0 96 4
PTHA 2435 Rehabilitation Techniques WECM (SCH) 3 3 0 96 4
1st Semester Totals 6 6 14 416 10

2nd Semester
Prefix Number Course Name Course Type Weekly Lec Hrs Weekly Lab Hrs Ext Hrs Cont Hrs Cred Hrs
PTHA 2239 Professional Issues WECM (SCH) 2 0 0 32 2
PTHA 2266 Practicum (or Field Experience) - Physical Therapist Assistant WECM (SCH) 0 0 14 224 2
PTHA 2267 Practicum (or Field Experience) - Physical Therapist Assistant WECM (SCH) 0 0 14 224 2
2nd Semester Totals 2 0 28 480 6
Program Totals 50 37 42 2064 69

Approved January 1, 2008